Editor Roblin
PMH ready for AGM
Prairie Mountain Health (PMH) will hold its 2023-2024 AGM on Wednesday, Oct. 30 from 12 noon until 1 p.m.
CEO Treena Slate invites PMH staff, community representatives, organizational members and area residents to join the online interactive meeting.
Details in this week’s Review.
New child care spaces for RES
The saws and nail guns should be in action real soon.
Mountain View School Division (MVSD) and the provincial government are proceeding with plans to develop 104 new child care spaces at Roblin Elementary School as part of the government’s child care expansion initiative.
Read all about it in this week’s Review.
Focus on employment
Creating accessible employment has been something that the provincial government has taken a little more focus on; however, there have been organizations who have been striving to make this happen in rural communities.
Focus on Employment has been creating accessible employment opportunities in the northwestern region of the Parkland for over 20 years.
Want to know more? Pick up a copy of this week’s paper.
Public thanked for the help
Dauphin RCMP are crediting the public after tips lead to arrest of suspects involved in a vehicle theft.
On Oct.10 at approximately 6:40 p.m., Dauphin RCMP received information that a Ford F-150 pickup truck had been stolen from Roblin and was believed to be heading towards Dauphin.
Find out more in this week’s paper.
Candidate feature continued
With school board elections in the Mountain View School Division are taking place Oct. 30, we are featuring the continuation of our Q & A featured with the candidates.
This week’s issue features candidates in Ward 4 (Dauphin) as well as the complete submission from Ward 1 candidate Rebeca Gryba, parts of which were omitted in last week’s issue.
Check out this week’s Review if you’re interested.
Committee seeks business sponsorships
The folks that have been fundraising for the last couple of years to revitalize the old Lions Park in the north east part of town are getting close to their goal.
With a commitment from the Municipality of Roblin, the Roblin Playgrounds Revitalization Project is about two-thirds of the way to its goal of raising $150,000.
Read all about it in this week’s Review.
Candidates have their say
With no formal candidate forums or debates announced, the Dauphin Herald and the Roblin Review partnered with the Manitoba Teachers’ Society to ask the candidates six questions so voters can get a better idea of exactly who is hoping to help shape the local education system.
Eight of the nine candidates responded. Their candidates’ unedited answers appear in the next two issues of the Review.
Want to know more about the candidates in Wards 1 (Roblin) and 2 (Grandview)? Pick up a copy of this week’s paper.
NWMF brings Speech Festival to town
For the first time since 1998, festival competitors will be getting the opportunity to recite their poetry and prose before adjudicators in town.
The board of the North Western Marquette Festival, based in Russell, has decided to hold its Speech Arts festival right here in Roblin.
Find out more in this week’s paper.
Teff combined
Parkland Crop Diversification Foundation applied research specialist James Frey thinks Teff is offering local producers another option when it comes to crop management
The PCDF combined its first large scale plot of Teff, eight acres, on Oct. 3.
More in this week’s Review.
Angels and Raiders in action
The volleyball courts at Goose Lake High and Roblin Elementary School saw plenty of action Oct. 4 and 5 for the Angels and Raiders annual home tournament.
Teams from Russell, Swan River, Gilbert Plains, Erickson, Hamiota, The Pas, Melville, Rossburn, Landmark, Fisher Branch, Warren, Flin Flon and Grandview took part with Russell’s Major Pratt Trojans defeating the Gilbert Plains Trojans in the girls championship and the Hamiota Huskies taking the boys with a win over the Warren Wildcats.
Check out some pictures of the teams in action in this week’s paper.